Nov 20 Sources: Brazil withheld deforestation data ’til COP26’s end By Débora Álvares, Associated Press Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and Environment Minister Joaquim Leite both knew the Amazon region’s annual deforestation rate had surged before the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, but kept results quiet to avoid hampering negotiations, according to three Cabinet ministers who… Continue reading
Nov 19 California wildfires torch thousands of giant sequoia trees By Brian Melley, Associated Press The estimate released Friday accounts for 13% to 19% of the native sequoias that are the largest trees on Earth. Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: Moby on the link between climate change and what we eat By William Brangham, Sam Lane To Moby, eliminating animal products from the global food-chain is essential for fighting climate change, and yet it has become the “third rail” of climate politics, he said. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 7:45 The key issues that remain unresolved at COP26 By William Brangham, Sam Lane Diplomats and negotiators from nearly 200 countries struggled to reach a global accord on reducing emissions to ease the impact of climate change. Friday was scheduled to be the last day of the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland. But deep… Continue watching
Nov 12 Climate talks go past deadline over coal, cash By Frank Jordans, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Going into overtime, negotiators at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow are still trying to find common ground on phasing out coal, when nations need to update their emission-cutting pledges and, especially, on money. Continue reading
Nov 12 Climate talks soften stance on fossil fuel phaseout By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Negotiators at this year’s U.N. climate talks in Glasgow appeared to be backing away from a call to end all use of coal and phase out fossil fuel subsidies completely. Continue reading
Nov 11 Why these young people came to the COP26 climate change conference By William Brangham As part of our coverage in Glasgow, the PBS NewsHour asked several young attendees why they’re here, what they hope to learn and what adding their voices to this conference might mean. Continue reading
Nov 11 Frustration, defiance as village faces becoming U.K.’s first “climate refugees” By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Residents of a small coastal village in north Wales face becoming the U.K.'s first "climate refugees." Authorities have identified Fairbourne to be at high risk of flooding due to climate change. Continue reading
Nov 11 Global warming goal to stop climate change on ‘life support’, says U.N. chief By Seth Borenstein, Frank Jordans, Associated Press United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 F) is "on life support" in the final days of the U.N.'s climate talks in Glasgow. Continue reading
Nov 10 U.S. and China agree to framework to tackle climate issues By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Frank Jordans, Associated Press In separate news conferences, Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. counterpart John Kerry said the two countries would work together to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet the temperature goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Continue reading